Afrobeat
Nigerian jazz-funk fusion
Afrobeat is a music genre originating in Nigeria that fuses traditional West African rhythms with funk, jazz, and highlife.
Fela Kuti developed and popularized the style, using it as a vehicle for social and political commentary.
Modern artists continue to build on the foundation: Afrobeat has seen a global revival in recent years. (Lowercase afrobeat is an alternate form.)
West African federal republic
- LagosWest African megacity
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- highlifeLuxurious wealthy existence
- jujuMagical West African charm
motherland · pan-Africanism · heritage · Afrocentric · tradition · West Africa · Ghana · Benin
Depression or groove music
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- soulInnermost animating essence
- highlifeLuxurious wealthy existence
- worldbeatGlobal folk-pop hybrid
blending · crossover · hybridity · synthesis · James Brown · Miles Davis · world music · eclecticism
Overlapping musical beat patterns
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- percussionSound through impact
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
drumming · horns · clave · call-and-response · tempo · brass · keyboards · guitar
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
resistance · social justice · liberation · independence · military · dictatorship · revolution · inequality
Nigeria
West African federal republic
juju · motherland · pan-Africanism · heritage · Afrocentric · tradition · West Africa · Ghana · Benin
funk
Depression or groove music
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- soulInnermost animating essence
- highlifeLuxurious wealthy existence
worldbeat · blending · crossover · hybridity · synthesis · James Brown · Miles Davis · world music · eclecticism
polyrhythm
Overlapping musical beat patterns
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- percussionSound through impact
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
syncopation · drumming · horns · clave · call-and-response · tempo · brass · keyboards · guitar · conga
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
oppression · resistance · social justice · liberation · independence · military · dictatorship · revolution · inequality · power
groove
Narrow cut or routine
- movementChange in position
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- clubOrganization with membership
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- cultural artsart, music, dance, theater, opera
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- rhythmpulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat, syncopation
- Cultural Fusionfusion cuisine, fusion jazz, fusion dance, syncretism, hybridity
- dance musicEDM, disco, techno, house, trance
Afrobeatambient music
Tonal, moodscape-focused genre
minimalist music · chamber music · lo-fi · muzak · easy listening